Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup. plain crisco
- tea cake icing
- enough milk to bring to right consistency for frosting
- also, it's good to have on hand the following
- tiny nonpareils
Directions:
- Tea Cakes
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- Cream sugar, butter, and shortening together very well.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time; then add milk.
- Sift together flour and baking powder; add in two parts, mixing well. Add vanilla and mix well.
- Chill dough for two hours.
- On floured board, and with stockinette cover on rolling pin, roll to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F. for 10-15 minutes, or until cookies are golden brown.
- Remove to cooling racks and when completely cool, frost with:
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- Tea Cake Icing
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- Mix all ingredients in mixer except for paste food colors.
- When icing can be easily spread with a knife, transfer to small bowls or teacups, dividing evenly.
- Be sure to leave some plain white icing for accent purposes.
- Color rest of icing with paste food colors in the desired amounts/hues, stirring with toothpick.
- Also, it's good to have on hand the following:
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- Tiny nonpareils
- Cinnamon red-hots
- Melted semisweet chocolate for veins, bark, teddy bear fur, etc.
- Mini chocolate chips for eyes, etc.
- Colored sugars
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- These are used for additional decoration for the tea cakes. When iced,
- Store tea cakes between pieces of waxed paper in tightly covered
- Containers.
- YIELD: 5-6 dozen, depending upon size cut.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 98.41 Kcal (412 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 36.13 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 4.01g | 6% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 12.58mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 28.04mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 37.36mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbs | 14.35g | 5% | |
| Sugars | 3.99g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.19g | 1% | |
| Protein | 1.36g | 3% | |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 10.2mg | 1% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 420.02 Kcal (1759 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 154.22 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 17.14g | 6% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 53.68mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 119.66mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 159.44mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbs | 61.25g | 5% | |
| Sugars | 17.04g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.81g | 1% | |
| Protein | 5.78g | 3% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 43.6mg | 1% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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